Your cakes are absolutely amazing! And how you have time to do them and still get everything done is even more amazing. Kudos to whoever came up with the coconut gift wrap idea.... I'll remember that one when I'm thinking of a unique way to wrap a gift in the future. Thanks Dawn!!!

Get thee behind me satan!!! K that wasn't very nice but dang, you put the rest of us to shame...or just me, that might be more like it. I just did cakes for my twins party today & they were p.a.t.h.e.t.i.c. compared to yours. *sigh*Awesome cake girl, I admire your talents!!

wow, my kids are no way seeing that CAKE~! I made one this weekend too. It's totally from scratch, with homemade frosting, which is quite enough for me~! No themes, no cute designs, just a round cake with frosting, but it's gone already, hehe.

You are freakin' amazing with those cakes of yours! I hope your kids realize how much time and love go into each of those cakes for them! Seriously, when do you find the time? I have 4 kids and 1 dog and 1 husband and I don't even cook dinner...my husband does that!

This cake is Absolutley Spectacular!!! ...This is by far the best cake I have ever seen!! You really should send the pics to Ace & crew...

It must have taken hours to do, especially the 'straw' roof !!Was it your own design?

Dawn, you are Amazing, and not just as a cake decorator, but as a mom! Not only are you Blessed with such a beautiful family - They are Blessed to have you as thier mother, and I know as they grow older each one of them will know this!

BTW - This is my first post, but have read you daily (except of course for the days there is no post & then I Freak Out cuz I need my Dawn & the kids fix) since last Labor Day when I read the Tribune article... Almost a full year now.

Love,Love, LOVE what you do & how you do it is beyond me... May God continue to Bless You & yours & Keep you bringing smiles, laughs & tears to us all!

Wow Dawn, that is a great cake! I love all your cakes you make, you should do it professionally. You know in your free time that you have from 1 am to 6 am when you are suppose to be sleeping! LOL andyway, great cake!

Wow love the cake Dawn! Once again you've outdone yourself. And whoa does Jackson ever look like u! You definately can't deny his parentage! He's a cutie. Love that Brooklyn had to be right down there with him checkin stuff out:))

You are so very talented! I love the cake...I'm all about beach motif and coconuts are my favorite! My Mom always made me beautiful cakes and I still remember them all. I've made one for my son so far...a castle cake and he loved it.

the crickets are too funny. i would never have the guts to eat one. way too creepy. but i'm kinda squeamish (sp?) about what i put in my mouth - a good quirk to have, i would think... i have a question for you. how long does it take to put 6 kids to bed at night? i have half as many and i swear i spend half my life putting kids to bed? are you a "shut up and go to sleep" kind of mom? or do you do the whole shebang with stories and songs and tucking in and all that junk? my mom did all that when i was a kid and i feel kind of guilty if i do a "just go to sleep" night with my kids. however, to my mom's discredit, she only had 2 kids and my brother was 13 when i was born. still... i think my kids are spoiled at bedtime and i'd really REALLY like to have more than 5 minutes of adult time at night before i go to bed. any suggestions?

Have you ever considered setting up a website (or it could be another blog) for your cakes? I will tell you from experience that people (I) will (have) pay (paid) A LOT of money for cakes like you make. Birthday parties, Groom's cakes, Anniversaries; the possibilities are endless. Your hobby could make you lots-a money and you already have a market built up, lol!

Hanging my head in the For Shame, FOR SHAME, kind of way while I reflect on my son's last Store Bought Cake,Whitney

PS, I'll back you up all the way on the passing-on-eating-bugs thing. I told my husband if I ever survived a plane crash over the jungle to take me out upon landing because I'd rather that than starving to death, and Seriously?, I would rather starve than eat bugs.

Quick question...what did you use to make the spherical shaped thingy in front of the hut? My almost-7-year-old wants a cake that depicts the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark where the huge, round, boulder is rolling down out of the cave at Indiana Jones, and I'm trying to figure out how to do a small, absolutely round boulder. I thought of two small pyrex bowl-shaped cakes glued together with frosting, but if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Way cool cake, Dawn. I'm so impressed at all of it, but particularly awe-inspiring is your neat lettering of icing on the side of the cake! I'm definitely heading to Harper once both the wee ones are in school!

And you've got some totally cool relatives. Gotta love having and uncle like that -- you know you're loved when your uncle hides bacon cheese (really?) flavored crickets inside a glued together coconut. I LOVE it! (And yes, different Michelle from above -- I only have 2)